More: Gender Equality
Are robots sexist? UN report shows gender bias in talking digital tech
Why do most voice assistants have female names, and why do they have
submissive personalities? The answer, says a new report released
on Friday by UNESCO,...
Empowered Women Will Drive Economic Growth in the Pacific
Making it easier for women in the Pacific to start businesses and gain
formal employment will improve livelihoods and create more open and productive
economies, says...
Herat, the fire’s bride
The olive eyes of Shaista peep between the
bandages covering her burnt body, for she, like so many other Afghan women from
the city of Herat,...
Illiteracy is more Perilous than Terrorism for the Government of Afghanistan
I am living
in a society of which educational infrastructures have been repeatedly damaged
during four decades of conflicts and civil wars; likewise, whose people need
education...
Marcia Andrade Braga: A ‘stellar example’ of why more women are needed in UN peacekeeping
Training gender advisors and focal points in the Central African
Republic (CAR) has earned a Brazilian United Nations peacekeeper a special
gender advocate award, it was...
New Report Urges Action to Close Africa’s Gender Gaps in Business Performance
A new World Bank report published today proposes a
menu of evidence-based solutions to address wide gender gaps in the performance
and profitability of firms in...
Investments in Gender Equality in Croatia Will Increase Opportunities for All
Croatia has made significant progress on including gender equality both
institutionally and legally in its policy agenda, with indicators such as
equitable primary and secondary school...
How men can play an active role in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment
International Gender Champions and Heads of the
Vienna-based United Nations organizations have discussed how men can play an
active role in promoting gender equality.
The event, held...
OECD: Progress on gender equality is too slow
Governments around the world are paying more attention to gender
equality but progress is too slow and uneven, and much remains to be done to
increase...
Work-related gender gaps persist but solutions are clear
A future of work in which women will no longer lag behind men is within reach, but it will
take a quantum leap, not just...